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Libraries traditionally offer their communities research materials and information
Currently, these materials come in a wide variety of formats, and are distributed through many channels
LSU Libraries offers guidance in navigating, understanding, and organizing this new information landscape
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Bibliographic management Social brainstorming & mind mapping Updates & alerts Scheduling & task lists File storage and backup
These tools, and consultation with LSU librarians, are FREE for LSU affiliated faculty, staff, and students
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Allows researchers to create databases/libraries of references, with various levels of functionality with formatting and organizing the references
Examples include:◦ EndNote & EndNote Web◦ Zotero◦ RefWorks (not available through LSU, but one of
the “major” products on the market)
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One of the most powerful citation managers Available FREE to LSU graduate students and
faculty members through TigerWare Functionalities include:
◦ Unlimited number of citations◦ 48 reference types◦ Direct database searching◦ Linking to PDFs, other types of
literature◦ Creating notes and tags (keywords)◦ Filters for importing citations◦ Create “new” styles◦ “Cite while you write” (CWYW)◦ Reformat entire papers in various styles
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• Create a library• Search for related
literature• Create references• Cite While You Write
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EndNote can be a frustrating program◦ Technical Support & Services:
http://www.endnote.com/support/◦ EndNote Online Tutorials:
http://www.endnote.com/training/◦ UNC-HSL Tutorial:
http://www.hsl.unc.edu/Services/Tutorials/ENDNOTE/intro.htm
◦ Cornell University Tutorial: http://www.mannlib.cornell.edu/workshops-instruction/tutorials/endnote-tutorial
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Provided by ISI Web of Knowledge, so available FREE to ALL students, faculty, and staff at LSU
Available via the database, OR simply http://www.myendnoteweb.com
Will require login, which you can setup through ISI
Functionalities:◦ Will hold up to 10,000 citations◦ Totally web-based◦ 47 different reference types◦ Can link to PDFs◦ Direct searching of databases◦ Filters available for importing
references
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Free, web-based reference management option Currently only available in Firefox Citation library lives at bottom of your browser
at all times. One-click citation capture from within
databases, WorldCat, Amazon, YouTube, etc. Create full bibliographies in various styles by
simply selecting the entries you want added. Create item tags or import subject headings
from databases.
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Organize your citations using navigable folder system
Fully searchable (including abstract, if provided)
Integrates with the Internet Archive to locate broken webpages.
Retrieves database records with one click. Access your library from any computer.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison offers a helpful “features comparison” chart that compares RefWorks (not available at LSU), EndNote, EndNote Web, and Zotero:
http://library.wisc.edu/citation-managers/comparison.html
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Collect and Organize Notes Access Notes from
◦ Desktop◦ Online◦ Smart Phone or PDA◦ (Limited Access on
other phones with Internet)
Collaborate withSharing Functions
FREE!!(Go Pro for a Fee.)
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Typed Notes Web Clippings Photos & Images
Screen Clipping Voice Notes Handwritten Notes Documents
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Tags Notebooks Full-Text Searching
(Even handwriting and images!) Saved Searches
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Class Organization & Collaboration Research Maintenance & Annotation Capture Ideas & Inspirations
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Free Visualization Tool Map Ideas, Concepts, Resources, Outlines,
etc. Desktop Application, Online Sharing
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Structures Branching Relationships Custom Relationships
Colors & Shapes Summaries & Groups Labels & Markers
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Notes File Attachments
Images Hyperlinks
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Outlining Papers & Presentations Organizational Schemes for Brainstorming &
Inspiration Collaborate Online or with Alternative Export
Formats
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Just as we saw with ISI, most LSU Libraries databases offer:
◦ Personal accounts◦ Alert/update services◦ Saving searches◦ Saving specific resources/items discovered◦ Collaboration options
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ISI Web of Science Ebsco databases (“My Folder”) CSA WorldCat Also worth mentioning:
◦ PubMed◦ CQ Researcher
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TOCs from new issues of journals you use New articles related to research topics New books New patents News
From JAMA & Archives: http://pubs.ama-assn.org/misc/rssfeed.dtl#howdoiget
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To access RSS feeds, an RSS reader is necessary
RSS feeds can be sent to email, but that can get cluttery
Reader options include:◦ RSS Reader◦ Feed Reader◦ Sharp Reader◦ NewsFire (Mac)◦ Google Reader
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FREE! Access Offline with Gears, Online, on your
Phones & PDAs, and from 3rd Party Apps. Manage Tasks with
◦ Due Dates◦ Priority Settings◦ Attachments
(File or URL)
◦ Notes◦ Tags◦ Sharing Tasks
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Windows Live SkyDrive: http://home.live.com
Drop.io: http://drop.io/ Google Docs: http://docs.google.com DropBox: https://www.dropbox.com/ TigerBytes II, of course
Backup, remotely collaborate, and store research-related documents and works-in-progress
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Rebecca Miller, [email protected] Technologies Librarian
Jenna Ryan, [email protected] Science Reference Librarian
Angela VandenBroek, [email protected] Reference, Web Genius
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